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'''Southern California Edison''', the largest subisdiary of [[Edison International]] (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electicity supply company for much of the lower half of the State of [[California]], the region known as [[Southern California]]. It provides 11 million people with electricity. However, the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] Department of Water and Power, [[San Diego]] Gas & Electric, Imperial Irrigation District and some smaller municipal utilities take substantial chunks out of its territory. The Northern part of the state is generally served by the [[Pacific Gas & Electric Company]] of San Francisco.
'''Preston North End Football Club''' are a professional [[England|English]] [[soccer|football]] team. They currently (2003-2004) play in the Nationwide League [[First Division (English Football)|Division One]], under the management of [[Craig Brown]].
Southern California Edison (SCE) still owns all of its [[Electric power transmission|electrical transmission]] facilities and equipment, but the [[deregulation]] of California's [[electricity market]] forced the company to sell many of its power plants. In California, SCE only retained its [[hydroelectric]] plants and its share of the [[San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station]]. The utility lost all of its [[natural gas]]-fired plants, which provided most of its electrical generation. The large, aging plants were bought by out of state companies such as [[Mirant]] and [[Reliant Energy]]. However, SCE still owns about half of the large [[coal]]-fired Mohave Generating Station in [[Laughlin, Nevada]].
Their home ground is at Deepdale in the city of [[Preston]], [[Lancashire]], and they are nicknamed, the 'Lilywhites'.
==Diversity==
Formed in [[1881]] and one of the founding members of the [[English Football League]] in [[1888]], Preston North End won the first league championship (1888-89). The club was also the first to achieve the 'double' of winning the [[FA Cup]] (1889, beating [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] 3-0) and the [[English Football League]] championship in the same season.
Southern California Edison received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the [[Human Rights Campaign]] starting in [[2004]], the third year of the report.
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Preston North End played in the top two divisions of the League continuously until [[1970]]. They also won the FA Cup in 1938 (beating [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] 1-0). In 1970, however, they were relegated to Division 3 for the first time, but bounced back by winning the Division 3 championship 1970-71. The club did not maintain its position though, dropping eventually to Division 4 in [[1985]].
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During the [[1990s]], however, Preston re-emerged under manager [[David Moyes]].
==External Links==
*[http://www.pnefc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10362,00.html Official website requiring registration for most things]
*[http://www.prestonnorthend-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadinfo.asp Unofficial website]
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